Comparative effectiveness of bisoprolol and metoprolol succinate in patients with heart failure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 4-6

  Pasternak, Björn ^a   Mattsson, Anders ^b   Svanström, Henrik ^a   Hviid, Anders ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Visby Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Heart failure; Mortality; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

BISOPROLOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL;

CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BISOPROLOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929150590     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.441     Document Type: Article

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